周一国家统计局发布70大中城市房价数据，70城新建住宅同比涨幅在连续下跌15个月后，首次出现同比正增长。环比来看，一线城市和部分热点二线城市房价上涨较快；其余二线城市较平稳；大部分三线城市仍然处于库存逐步消化阶段。请看本报昨日的报道：

    For an economy facing its slowest economic growth in a quarter century, a 7.7 percent year-on-year rise in new home prices in December would seem to offer China some light at the end of the tunnel.

    But the number, published by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday, masks China’s massive property problem — a vast amount of unsold apartments mainly in its smaller cities.

    报道中的light at the end of the tunnel就是“一线希望”。例如：

    I wish I could say something optimistic at this point. But at least for now, I don’t see any light at the end of the tunnel.

    此刻我希望能说点乐观的话。但至少现在，我还看不到一线希望。